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1950 Map of Solomon B-2

Name: 1950 Topographic Map of Solomon B-2
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1982
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1982

About this map

The Kwiktalik Mountains dominate this coastal section of the Seward Peninsula, where the land narrows toward the prominent southern tip at Cape Darby. This 1950 survey, updated with minor revisions in the early 1980s, highlights a sparsely populated landscape defined by subsistence and travel. The Golovin Mission and the Portage Roadhouse serve as primary cultural and logistical markers along the shorelines of Golovnin Bay and Norton Bay.

Logistics in this environment were largely dictated by the seasons, as evidenced by the Winter Trail cutting across the northern reaches near Portage Creek. Navigation along the coast was aided by a Light on Carolyn Island and the landmark Priest Rock. The inclusion of the AMNWR Boundary reflects the transition of these coastal habitats into formal wildlife refuge management while maintaining the scatter of remote Cabins and Cabin sites used by locals.